take him to marukai as well as marukai pacific market in gardena, and mitsuwa in torrance. threads & needles is a japanese run clothing shop in old town torrance that he might like. for a real trip, go to volks, maker of ball-jointed dolls.

all of the stalls in mitsuwa's food court have a display case of plastic food, so it's a good place to take a picky first-timer.